Dodgers will end spring training with a septet of set-up men
LOS ANGELES — The ninth inning belongs to Kenley Jansen.
The eighth inning? That’s a free-for-all.
More specifically, Manager Dave Roberts characterized the eighth inning as being up for grabs among the seven middle relievers who will make the Dodgers’ Opening Day roster. No pitcher has earned the distinction of being the “set-up man” to Jansen; even a smaller subset of potential set-up men has yet to emerge.
That’s hardly an indication that the Dodgers are lo
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